Cold weather can present challenges for watering cattle, especially in areas with no access to electricity for tank heaters.

Lice are a common winter problem in cattle, especially in northern climates with cold weather and short winter days.

Weather during harvest can be the biggest challenge in putting up high-quality hay. If hay is still a bit wet but a storm is coming and you want to get it baled and stored before the rain, you might consider using inoculants and hay preservatives.

Nutrient requirements in early gestation aren’t much greater than maintenance requirements (unless the cow is lactating), but as the fetus grows, the cow’s nutrient needs increase.

Feeding green grass to dairy cows is nothing new, but recent innovations have made it easier to add to diets of high-producing cows.

Successfully developing good replacement heifers depends on many factors, including age at puberty, herd health (biosecurity, vaccination, etc.) and nutrition.

Mycoplasma bovis is a devastating and often overlooked pathogen that affects cattle and bison.

Many ranchers raise polled cattle, but several breeds are noted for large horns (Longhorns, Watusi, Scotch Highlanders, etc.) and never dehorned.

There are many forages grown for livestock feed, and today there are some new options.

Feed efficiency is highly heritable and can be measured with residual feed intake (RFI). Dr. Randall Raymond, director of research and veterinary services at Simplot Livestock, says most breeders want to make cattle more efficient using less inputs.